Yellowdig
Instructor requirements in Yellowdig
While one of the core responsibilities of the Section Leader is to montior, maintain, post and respond to Yellowdig, the Instructor should show that they are present in the course.
Check Yellowdig at least twice per week.
Stay active in Yellowdig- leave a reaction, comment, or post to the community.
Look for trends. If students are posting or sharing similar topics, address the entire group with a post on Yellowdig or Canvas Announcement.
What is Yellowdig?
View the video for an overview of Yellowdig and how students will use the platform.
Click the maroon button below to learn more about Yellowdig.
Who grades Yellowdig?
You will not enter any grades for Yellowdig
Canvas and Yellowdig will automatically score student engagement in your Canvas course.
In Canvas, points will appear in the "Yellowdig conversations - Access here" assignment.
Yellowdig grades will be updated weekly in Canvas after each due date.
Monitor your class scores in Yellowdig rather than Canvas.
Each week, the grade in Canvas (found in the assignment "Yellowdig conversations - Access here") will reset to 0 each week.
Students will need to earn at least 1,000 points each week to increase their grade from 0 to 300 points in Canvas.
What is the point system for Yellowdig?
The point systems in Canvas and Yellowdig are different.
Points in Canvas
In Canvas, Yellowdig engagement is worth 300 points.
The grades will be updated in Canvas weekly.
Each week, all students start at 0 and earn points in Canvas and earn points throughout the week.
Yellowdig points do not reset at the beginning of the week.
To fulfill the Yellowdig requirement, students must earn at least 6,000 points in Yellowdig.
Points in Yellowdig
In Yellowdig, students must earn 6,000 points in Yellowdig to receive a passing score in Canvas.
We suggest that students earn 1,000 points in Yellowdig per week to stay on track.
Students can gain a maximum of 2,000 Yellowdig points per week.
To earn the 300 Canvas points each week, students must earn at least 1,000 points in Yellowdig each week.
How do students earn points?
Create a new post (150 points). The post must include at least 40 words.
Comment on someone else's post (150 points).The comment must include at least 40 words.
Receive a comment a post (50 points for each comment). Comments on a post demonstrate that this a topic others want to discuss.
Receive a reaction/emoji on a post or comment (30 points for each reaction).
Receive an accolade from an instructor (between 75 - 150 points, depending on the accolade)
Quick tips for instructor success
Set up your Yellowdig profile before the semester starts.
At the very least, please include a profile photo.
Learn more about the Filter & Sort feature.
Review information about tags in Yellowdig, and familiarize yourself with the ASU 101 tags.
